The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ) is the

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for the professional leagues of

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the

KBO League The KBO League () is a professional baseball league in South Korea. The league comprises ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most success ...

() and

KBO Futures League KBO Futures League () or Korea Baseball Futures League is South Korea's second level of baseball, below the KBO League. It serves as a farm league with the purpose to develop professional players on-demand to play in the KBO League. The league ...

( ( farm league) since 1982. It is one of two major baseball governing bodies; the other is the

Korea Baseball Association The Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA; ) is the governing body of baseball in South Korea. KBA was founded in 1946 as Joseon Baseball Association (), and renamed in 1954. KBA has been charged with the task of promoting and spreading org ...

(), which is the governing body for

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baseball competitions. The KBO is a member of the

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(IBAF), and is responsible for the national baseball team for the

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and

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. National team participation in other competitions is governed by the Korea Baseball Association.

Awards

:''See Baseball awards#South Korea'' * KBO League MVP Award *

KBO League Rookie of the Year Award The KBO League Rookie of the Year Award is given to the player judged the best first-year player in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) KBO League, League. The most recent winner is Jung-hoo Lee, Lee Jung-hoo of the Nexen Heroes. Award winners ...

KBO League Golden Glove Award The KBO League Golden Glove Award is an award given out annually by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to the best overall player at each position in the KBO League. It is also commonly known as the KBO Golden Gloves. The award was established i ...

* KBO League Korean Series MVP Award''See also'': Major League Baseball

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. *KBO League All-Star Game MVP *

Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award The Korean Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the Korean Series, which is the final round of the KBO League postseason. The award was first presented in 1982. ...

References

External links

Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
official website
Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)
official website
Korea Baseball Association (KBA)
official website {{Authority control

Sports organizations established in 1981 Baseball governing bodies in Asia Baseball organizations in South Korea